LONDON — There’s a lot of wrapping up going on at this time of the year. The year gets wrapped up in advance of a new one just around the corner. Whatever we’re wrapping up, for ourselves or others, the elements of anticipation, surprise, comfort and hope all play key roles. There’s a lot of consuming at the end of the year, too: food, drink, time, energy. In our mad pursuit to see nearly everyone in our address books, we all do a lot of running around, a lot of sitting around, a lot of eating and a lot of drinking.

Source: New York Times December 13, 2019 15:55 UTC